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Caribou 152 – Vietnam 1968-1969
End of An Era – A Weekend of Memories – Townsville 2009
A4-185 at A RO
Harold Holt Pool – 2004
Medevac Via Caribou
Reunion 2012
Vietnam – Sept 2014
John Cameron’s Collection
RAAF Aircraft of the 35 Squadron
Stuart Bradley 1965-1966
Stuart Bradley 1969-1970

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Caribou 152 – Vietnam 1968-1969

End of An Era – A Weekend of Memories – Townsville 2009

A4-185 at A RO

Harold Holt Pool – 2004

Medevac Via Caribou

Reunion 2012

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Sambo

Vietnam -Sept 2014

American Tank.

Beach cleaning - Vietnam style.

Off to the shops - Vietnam style.

Cu Chi tunnels.

Don Grieve, Ted Strugnell, Cheryl Brown.

Don, Ted, Nig, Len, Sambo, David, Gordon, Ivan.

Wreath laying at Long Tan.

We was here!.

The White Dolphin. Our ship to Ha Long Bay.

At the Guard House.

Gordon, Len, Ivan, Sambo.

Gordon Nichols.

A nasty.

Kindergarten, Nui Dat.

Len Bebbington.

"Lolly" making.

War remnants Museum, Saigon.

Nui Dat Base.

Nui Dat Bunker.

Nui Dat memorial walk.

Plaque at Nui Dat.

Packing the "lollies" ready for sale.

Palace Hotel, Vung Tau.

Prison Cages.

Waste not, want not!!

Saigon Palace (Inside)

Saigon Palace.

Saigon Post Office - Inside

Saigon Post Office.

Vietnamese get their "C" mixed up with their "B"

Ted Strugnell and David Coomber laying the Wreath.

Ted and Julie Strugnell with their "adopted" son. Sambo looking on!!

Vietnam pussy.

Weapon making.

Wendy, Sandy and Maxine.

Yank Shells.

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John Cameron’s Collection

@ the range — ADI FSGT JIM NICHOLS - Vungers 1965 at the Range and RAAF Helper who was a guard.

Caribou workshop Vietnam — RAAF Caribou Aircraft Workshop Vietnam 1965-1966

weapons training — 'Dad's Army' RAAF Technicians at Weapons Training Vietnam 1965-1966 - John Cameron is half cut off kneeling in left corner

RAAF Villas in VungTau — FAR RIGHT: Our Villa LEFT: White place is the officers villa. China Sea Wall & supports in front

Mekong river — 30 CAL MINE SWEEPER MEKONG 1965-1966 - A cable was towed and at the end was a 'paravane'. This was like a torpedo shape with an angled fin. Idea was any electric cable where a floating bomb was, would be picked up by the paravane and a wake of white foam showed where the bomb was. We fired into into it - with 'sister' ship heading on return trip. JC. See next for photo.

MINE SWEEPER MEKONG 1965-1966 — 30 CAL MINE SWEEPER MEKONG 1965-1966 - A cable was towed and at the end was a 'paravane'. This was like a torpedo shape with an angled fin. Idea was any electric cable where a floating bomb was, would be picked up by the paravane and a wake of white foam showed where the bomb was. We fired into into it - with 'sister' ship heading on return trip. (See the previous image for description of events)

John Cameron Training South Vietnamese in Weapons — A55978 - CPL John Cameron JC in Vungers 1965 - AWM Photo - Armed forces of South Vietnamese under training of weapon by JC

Hanger - South Vietnam — At Work In Hanger - South Vietnam in Vung Tau 1965-1966

weapons south vietnamese — Some of the RAAF boys out at the rage - we met some South Vietnamese Troops & swapped weapons for 'shoot-up' 1965 (LEFT: CPL Lee Scully, RIGHT: Nev Waterson)

Vietnam-Weapons — USA Weapons Issued to us Australians in Vietnam 1965/66 FROM TOP-DOWN: M14 7.62 Rifle, Grease Gun 45 CAL but can convert to 9mm, 45 CAL Pistol, Baretta Pistol (Italian) Used concealed, 30 CAL M1, 40mm Grenade Launcher Single Shot,, 30 CAL Jungle Carbine. FAR TOP-RIGHT: M60Light Machine Gun Belt-fed 600 RPM. 2ND PHOTO: AT TOP _ M14 Issued to RTFV a good weapon.

vietnam-weapons — Grease Gun 45 CAL - Mag & Barrel could be changed to a 9mm

RAAF Aircraft of the 35 Squadron

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

c27-spartan — The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016).[2] It is an advanced derivative of Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 (C-27A Spartan in U.S. service), equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.

northrop-delta — The Northrop Delta was an American single-engined passenger transport aircraft of the 1930s.

moth-miner-2 — The de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor was a 1930s British two-seat tourer/trainer aircraft built by de Havilland at Hatfield Aerodrome, England and by de Havilland Australia at Bankstown Aerodrome, Australia.

moth-minor — The de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor was a 1930s British two-seat tourer/trainer aircraft built by de Havilland at Hatfield Aerodrome, England and by de Havilland Australia at Bankstown Aerodrome, Australia.

moth-minor-news-article-raaf — de Havilland Moth Minor (1942-43)

c27 spartan inside plane — C27 Spartan - inside

fox-moth-plane — The DH.83 Fox Moth was a successful small biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine, manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. The aircraft was designed late in 1931 as a low cost and economical light passenger aircraft.

Fairey Battle — The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber designed and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Company. It was developed during the mid-1930s for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a monoplane successor to the earlier Hawker Hart and Hind biplanes.

dragon plane raaf — The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon was a successful small commercial aircraft designed and built by the de Havilland company. A passenger and Military Transport Trainer.

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remains in front line service with various military operators.

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors.

Avro Anson — The Avro Anson is a British twin-engined, multi-role aircraft built by aircraft manufacturer Avro. Large numbers of type served in a variety of roles for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the Second World War.

caribou — The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged "bush" aircraft.

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Caribou 152 - Vietnam 1968-9

Caribou 152 - Vietnam 1968-9

Caribou 152 - Vietnam 1968-9

Caribou 152 - Vietnam 1968-9

Caribou 152 - Vietnam 1968-9

Medevac Via Caribou

A4-185 at A RO

A weekend of memories

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